As I write, bitcoin is currently yet again at an all-time high, now over $5,800 with a $97 billion market cap.
And the cryptocurrency space as a sector is on the cusp of an all-time high as well, sitting at $177 billion, just shy of the $178 billion high hit six weeks ago.
People who are against bitcoin - and why in the world would you be against a free market money unless you are an immoral statist or a paid government troll? - like to make themselves feel better about missing out on the biggest thing since the internet by saying, “The government will shut it down!”
First, if you really believe the government will do that AND you are not doing everything within your power to end government then you are a pathetic slave of epic proportions.
But, there really isn’t a lot, short of shutting down the power and/or internet, the government can do to stop bitcoin.
And, again, if you think the government will soon cut off the internet or power to try to keep people enslaved and you aren’t spending every waking minute trying to get rid of government… then, again, you are a pathetic slave who likely deserves all the oppression coming to you.
That said, aside from trying to bring the world back to the stone age, the government and the central banks don’t have a lot they can do.
Look what happens when they try to get rid of Wikileaks, for example.
I am still not entirely sure what to make of Wikileaks, but agents of the state have tried everything they can to stop it… and what happened? They made Wikileaks exponentially wealthier in the process.
At the end of 2010, bitcoin was trading at less than $0.30. If Wikileaks even had $10,000 worth of bitcoin then and hadn’t sold it since they’d have $200 million in funds that cannot be stolen by the government.
Whoops, that really backfired on demented McCain.
Another whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has also been active on Twitter advocating for an even more private cryptocurrency, ZCash.
Considering how ostracized he has been by the US government it is not hard to imagine that he also moved all of his capital into bitcoin years ago as well.
If so, those are two attempts by the US government to stop the flow of real information that ended up massively enriching their targets.
While Jamie Demon may be trying to talk down bitcoin I know, personally, of numerous JPMorgan employees that have been heavily involved in cryptocurrencies who either have or will soon be quitting their jobs with JPMorgan.
Because, you see, many of the people who currently work for the system, whether it be government agencies or central banks or crony capitalist organizations like JPMorgan, don’t do it because they are outright evil.
They do it because that is where the money is. They sold their soul, so to speak.
But, what happens when it becomes more profitable to be on the side of freedom and righteousness?
We are just starting to find out now!
Even Christine Lagarde has hinted at potential defeat to cryptocurrencies and Helicopter Ben Bernanke has been speaking at cryptocurrency conferences… likely looking for his next buck.
The war is far from over, but we are beginning to see the scales tilt significantly in favor of cryptocurrencies and the decentralization and freedom that stems from them.
How much more will all this be amplified if bitcoin hits Trace Mayer’s potential target of $27,000 per bitcoin?
We’ll have to wait and see.
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Nobody can stop bitcoin. Soon everyone will adopt it
As far as I know bitcoin is going up...up... and up with no government in its existence. Crazy how the knowledge one gathers reforms our thinking. My birthday is approaching and I'm telling anyone who ask...all I want is money to invest in crypto! Yuup! Best wishes, - @splendorhub
You don't like brokers. Who take orders for your newsletter? Richers?
Much of what you write requires further contemplation..(haha brokers making us broker!:)).
This tweet made me lol:
Truth is, no govt can stop Bitcoin from hitting $10K mark before mid 2018. Let the centralized money evangelists propagate against it and it will keep favoring it.
This is another nice write up @dollarvigilante. I liked it.
Keep sharing, caring, educating and inspiring the world more. Stay awesome.
Steem On!
Bluehorse shoe loves Bitcoin!
Yes, bitcoin is currently yet again at an all-time high. Bitcoin is going up, up, and up, no body, no government can stop it. Thanks for sharing good news of Bitcoin.
Well said. I hope you are right.
Thanks
Just goes to show u we gotta keep stackin!
@dollarvigilante: I definitely appreciate the insights you provide for developing better chops for managing my financial future. Great to see some alternative thinking to the mainstream. The currency and economic wars are heating up. Also gotta commend clear headed and thought provoking content posted by @thehutchreport and @calaber24p as well. You three are my holy financial trinity.
Excellent. I remember reading about Wikileaks switching to Bitcoin for donations and support. Wish I had also gotten into Bitcoin then!
I also think that Blockchain tech is out of the bottle and can't be put back in. Bitcoin may not be perfect, but it brought us blockchain and there are so many opportunities that have been made possible because of it.
Bitcoin.. Awesome is value.
Charlie Lee tweeted about Wikileaks accepting LTC now. Feel like donating just because Wikileaks is into the crypto community.
help have been getting censored for over 8 months by @randowhale aka berniesanders.
I don't know what to do as it is only one person removing almost all pay out from anything i do for months.
none of the big names on this site will talk about it because they don't want to get flagged like i do constantly.
please help?
i don't know who else to ask as everyone else is to dependant on bernies upvotes to talk about the truth.
HELP Please!
You are the reason i showed up all that time ago and he has been flagging me non stop. I don't know who else to ask.
:(
All because I posted a 5 second video meme 8 months ago.
https://steemit.com/fakenews/@skeptic/berrnie-sanders-calls-cnn-fake-news
It is one person flgging me, he has thousands of accounts. @berniesanders is @randowhale, @nextgencrypto ect. Every flag I have is from him, the only other time I get flagged I call the person out and they stop and ou can tell its a single flag on one post and they have a reason and can say it.
This dude has no reason besides saying its because im a "piece of shit" and when I ask what I did or said that made me a piece of shit he says "you know". !5 min after posting that video meme he showed up and has been blanket flagging me ever sence.
He is in the negative by @dan and every other flag you see he has is from an actual person. it is because he does this shit to one person after another.
Look at his comments its all he does, talk shit, kill accounts, and brag about it.
Look back on a couple of my posts about this crap and you will see what is going on, but understand once you take the red pill their is no going back. it might destroy your perception of steemit forever.
This dude has no reason besides saying its because im a "piece of shit" and when I ask what I did or said that made me a piece of shit he says "you know". 15 min after posting that video meme he showed up and has been blanket flagging me ever sence, I even edited it into the post 8 months ago when it started.
I agree with @joe.public. I've seen your ( @skeptic ) posts get flagged, but calling yourself that doesn't help your reputation any.
Could you please just look at the evidence and not judge me by the name i took after 8 months of censorship on this platform?
Should i change my name so people will actually look at the evidence?
Skeptic is an okay name. That's not a problem. It's the descriptive name and that's not hard to change. I haven't even set mine yet.
I know you've been unfairly down-voted. I'm not sure what I can do to help, though.
if you look up southpark cynical asshole you will get why i took that name. everything started to sound like shit to me. I have been dealing with this shit for a long time and its hard to be positive about steemit anymore. Please just look at the evidence.
:/
Yeah, I know you've been unfairly down-voted. I've seen it.
Not sure what I can do about it, though. Do you have any suggestions?
If you would have looked at my rep 5 hours ago you would see it was at 45.
The name came way after my account was killed 4 times by the same whale. when i made the name change to it i posted the southpark video of stan getting diagnosed with being a cynical asshole.
Please ddont judge a book by its cover and look into the evidence please.
If i change my name to fluffy bunny wwould it change your perception of whats going on with my account for over the last 10 months?
dude those are all alt accounts of @randowhale aka @berniesanders
:/
look on steemd and look at the flag train and ever other time it happened. he openly says its all him too.
IDK what to say if you are not aware of this system and all of the alts he owns.
Just search n google about all his accounts and you will see the lists and they are all the ones flagging me.
no one else is flagging me.
:/
whatever yo. i should be use to this shit at this point.
thanks for sharing keep it up
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Wow that a lot of good informations in one post !
Funny to see Julian Lassange talking highly about Bitcoin. I guess, all of us, we wish to know about Bitcoin way before the time we entered in the market lol
The crypto and blockchain technology will help the society to break the chain from Banks and Governments and get a certain freedom regarding money and all its surrounding
Wow $27,000 pe bitcoin! Ambitious now, but over the years it may be cheap.
Excellent post. Bitcoin is moving up and high & upto sky. It is a good sign. Thanks for such a wonderful post.
Awesome post man. You're right, the government can NEVER stop this - the ball is already rolling. A centralized power stands no chance against a decentralized power - have you read the starfish and the spider by chance? :))
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The day people starts to realize this is not just a company asset but THE WORLD currency. Price will grow exponentially at the same time fiat currencies will start devaluating. It will be then when the party starts :)
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very cool post and vlog, i like it
Yea! @dollarvigilante the truth got to be said this slavery must end! The banks and government must not continue to cheat us. Financial evolution is inevitable.
This is great! Although anyone else think this is like prodding the bear with a stick?
Awesome job on the video Jeff! Love the intro! :))))
How do you come up with it haha, genius!
I just bought me some more bitcoin and since I'm just a small investor my humble goal is to obtain at least 1 or 1,25 bitcoin this year, before the forks.
IF this baby goes up to 27k in 2018 and do I dare say 100k in the coming 2 years, man awesome profits there!
Dollar on it's last legs....
Burn baby burn...
they obviously don't know who they're f'ing with
Very nice! this was a worthy read, for sure!
@dollarvigilante So much information thanks for sharing.
This is just so funny. If Karma exists, here it is.
Of course.... They are called brokers because they make you broker! Now why didn't I think of that? Everything you say here makes perfect sense. Following you to find more of the same
Not to stop the drum roll, but the Governments (as a consortium) can stop (at least Bitcoin). All they have to do is to track down the mining pools, which are becoming increasingly centralised. Tech is here; using heat visors and helis, the same way they track down illegal weed growers. This might cause a systemic shock in crypto economy or it might be a big positive for a Proof of Stake alt coins. Of course at the moment it is highly unlikely due to coordination problem, but is a possibility nevertheless. Black Swan style
Bitcoin is on the rise! Hopefully it never stops getting more valuable.
Great post Jeff
Thanks for sharing xxx
Dollar Vigilante for lyfe!
Thanks for sharing @dollarvigilante .
thanks for the post Jeff,
I sure hope Wikileaks has more then $10K of Bitcoin from 1010? and still has them all..
Damm! Now that's a War Chest to fight back with!
thx
McCain is a real disgrace!
Always nice to read. Hope we get more out of Steemit. Please follow @nixthehammer